The Giant Wheel at Morey's Pier is being dismantled and sent to Philadelphia. Here's why.

The Giant Wheel at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey, is being dismantled and sent to Philadelphia as part of a refurbishing project.

If the Ferris wheel were a giant clock, only the portion of hours from two to six would remain.

"It's pretty spectacular to see half the wheel missing when you come over the bridge," Kyle Morey of Morey's Piers said.

An international team of workers is dismantling the iconic seaside amusement ride on Morey's Pier, carefully working against gravity and the Giant Wheel that wants to spin around.

Using an acetylene torch, workers freed the wheel's giant spokes. Some gave them a little trouble.

Mike Granigan, director of construction for Morey's, says it's actually the bearings on the center hub that need attention.

"The last time they were replaced was